# Five Signs of a Highly Intelligent Person

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Sean Kernan]]
- Full Title: Five Signs of a Highly Intelligent Person
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://medium.com/mind-cafe/five-signs-of-a-highly-intelligent-person-915cfe16bd1a

## Highlights
- Because within nuance, you find most answers.
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- Intellectually humble people challenge their conclusions based on evidence and feedback from others.
- They frame their observations as open to critique. They prize truth over ego.
- Unsurprisingly, people with high metacognition are often great students and employees. They leverage their self-awareness to their advantage.
- The smartest chimps are measured by their ability to patiently learn and troubleshoot problems. Sound familiar?
- “A big problem is just a bunch of small problems combined. Learn to separate them out.” It’s all a matter of approach.